Global Human Machine Interface (HMI) Market by Component, Configuration, Technology Type, End-use Industry & Region – Forecast to 2024 -…

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DUBLIN, Nov. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Human Machine Interface Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global human machine interface market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 7% during 2019-2024.

The rising trend of digitalization, along with the introduction of HTML5 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), are the key factors driving the growth of the market. HTML5 and IIOT enable end users to conveniently use new software programs and allow optimal monitoring of machinery and equipment across industries.

Also, enterprises are increasingly focusing on generating customizable and useful interfaces to create more lucrative opportunities in the market. Additionally, there is an increasing preference for multi-touch screens and gadgets for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), which is also driving the market further.

Moreover, benefits such as the reduction in operating costs by substituting indicator lights, push buttons, selectors and replacing them with minimalistic tools and control features have increased the adoption of HMI systems across the globe.

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Key Topics Covered

1 Preface

2 Scope and Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Introduction4.1 Overview4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 Global Human Machine Interface Market5.1 Market Overview5.2 Market Performance5.3 Market Breakup by Component5.4 Market Breakup by Configuration5.5 Market Breakup by Technology Type5.6 Market Breakup by End-use Industry5.7 Market Breakup by Region5.8 Market Forecast

6 Market Breakup by Component6.1 Hardware6.2 Software6.3 Services

7 Market Breakup by Configuration7.1 Embedded7.2 Standalone

8 Market Breakup by Technology Type8.1 Motion HMI8.2 Bionic HMI8.3 Tactile HMI8.4 Optical HMI8.5 Acoustic HMI

9 Market Breakup by End Use Industry9.1 Packaging9.2 Food and Beverage9.3 Automotive9.4 Pharmaceuticals9.5 Utilities9.6 Metals and Mining9.7 Others

10 Market Breakup by Region10.1 North America10.2 Europe10.3 Asia Pacific10.4 Middle East and Africa10.5 Latin America

11 SWOT Analysis11.1 Overview11.2 Strengths11.3 Weaknesses11.4 Opportunities11.5 Threats

12 Value Chain Analysis

13 Porter's Five Forces Analysis13.1 Overview13.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers13.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers13.4 Degree of Competition13.5 Threat of New Entrants13.6 Threat of Substitutes

14 Competitive Landscape14.1 Market Structure14.2 Key Players14.3 Profiles of Key Players14.3.1 ABB14.3.2 Mitsubishi Electric14.3.3 Honeywell International Inc.14.3.4 Rockwell Automation14.3.5 Schneider Electric14.3.6 Siemens AG14.3.7 General Electric14.3.8 Robert Bosch GmbH14.3.9 Kontron AG14.3.10 Yokogawa Electric14.3.11 Advantech Co. Ltd.14.3.12 Texas Instruments14.3.13 Eaton Corporation

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New World Technologies, Inc. Announces Registration Statement on Form S-1 has been Declared Effective with the US Securities and Exchange Commission -…

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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Nov. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New World Technologies, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), a healthcare, medical technology device research, development and distribution company, announced today that the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 has been declared effective with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

"The declared effectiveness of the Form S-1 registration statement is an important milestone for New World," said Hank Tucker, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Tucker further commented that "Now that the Form S-1 is effective, New World is now an SEC reporting company, which will enable us to provide additional transparency, better availability of information and facilitate access to the broader investment community. We expect that this milestone will create greater opportunities for New World along with greater shareholder value, not only for current, but for future stakeholders alike."

Simultaneous with the registration's effectiveness, the Company is also evaluating professional firms to retain to provide trading (market-making) services to the Company with respect to the Company's common shares and expects to secure a market maker by the end of calendar 2019. The Company also announced the expected launch of a national financial and technology roadshow for its common stock early calendar 2020. Richard Gonsalves, the Company's Chief Financial Officer added "We're excited and look forward to the launch of our roadshow and to take New World on the road and have the opportunity to share our technology and connect with investors and healthcare professionals across the United States.

The Form S-1 registration statement is available and may be accessed through the SEC's website atwww.sec.gov.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company's securities.

About New World Technologies, Inc.

New World Technologies, Inc. is a healthcare and medical technology and device research, development and distribution development stage company with a focus on developing and providing innovative and technologically advanced medical products. The Company intends that its technologies will be developed with an emphasis on diagnostics and screening technology, which potentially allow for the prevention or early detection and mitigation of potentially life-threatening illnesses.

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‘I think it’ll help’: City plans to install traffic lights at Dublin and Peterson – KKTV 11 News

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A busy intersection in northeast Colorado Springs is getting a new look, according to the city.

People who live near Dublin Boulevard and Peterson Road said the intersection gets really busy in the morning and afternoon.

It could take 10-15 minutes to get through one stop sign, said Dustin Mangold, who lives nearby.

Mangold said he drives through the intersection almost every day when he drops his children off at school.

They start around 7:45, so I tell them, We got to leave the house by 7:10, no later, he said. Usually during the day, its a 15-minute drive to Rampart, but with this, it could be 30-35 minutes an extra 20-30 minutes.

City Traffic Engineer Todd Frisbie said the city was alerted to the intersection after getting calls from concerned citizens. The city said it conducted a traffic survey during the summer.

We saw a lot of traffic and delay at the intersection, and those are some of the main criteria we look at to make a determination whether to signalize the intersection or not, Frisbie said.

After conducting a 12-hour study, the city determined the intersection needed a traffic light.

The traffic signal can move more traffic than a stop sign, Frisbie said. Traffic signal, it helps improve efficiency and the flow of traffic but it also can be a safer type of intersection as people can get through that intersection.

11 News previously reported on Dublin and Peterson in 2017 when parents voiced their concerns about the busy intersection right next to Imagine Classical Academy. The school has since moved, but the city said the intersection still needs a traffic light.

We knew the school was leaving, so we decided to initiate the counts during the summer because we knew that school traffic wasnt going to be there, so we thought that would be a representative condition after the school was gone, Frisbie said. Without the school, that will help as well with congestion at the intersection. As you know, with any school you get that peak in the morning, you get that peak in the afternoon, and that can add to the congestion, so that element will be gone, but even with that gone, as I said, we were still meeting that warrant for a traffic signal. So were moving forward with that project.

Mangold said he was excited to learn that the city plans to install traffic lights instead of stop signs at the intersection.

I just think flow of traffic will be better, he said. It may feel like were sitting there longer at a red light, but I think more cars will be able to get through, and in the long run, its actually less time, in my opinion.

Frisbie said construction is likely to start in spring 2020. The project will also include some road and sidewalk improvements. Construction is anticipated to last four to six months. The cost is expected to be around $1 million.

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Adrian Peterson not selected to the NFLs All-Time Team – The Viking Age

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During his tenure with the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson created a number of memorable moments. But no season of his with the Vikings may be more memorable than what he was able to do out on the field in 2012.

That season, Peterson rushed for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns. His rushing total in 2012 is still the second-most ever by an NFL running back in a single season. Peterson is also one of only seven running backs to finish a year with at least 2,000 rushing yards.

Unsurprisingly, the former Minnesota rusher was named the leagues MVP in 2012 and hes just the fourth running back to win the award since the 2000 season.

In addition to his magical 2012 campaign, Peterson also had a number of very impressive seasons when suited up for the Vikings from 2007 to 2016. Currently, hes still chugging along as a member of the Washington Redskins and he is sitting in sixth place on the NFLs all-time career rushing yards list.

Now, all of these accomplishments during his time in the league would lead one to believe that Peterson should be considered one of the NFLs greatest running backs of all-time, right? Well, apparently not.

As part of the leagues 100th anniversary this year, the NFL has put together an All-Time Team and the running backs who made the cut were recently announced. 12 were selected, however, Peterson was not one of them.

Instead of the former Minnesota running back, the league went with Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, Earl Clark, Eric Dickerson, Lenny Moore, Marion Motley, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Gale Sayers, O.J. Simpson, Emmitt Smith, and Steve Van Buren.

Its a bit odd that Peterson was not one of the backs included, especially since four of the guys who actually were selected (Clark, Moore, Motley, Sayers, Van Buren), didnt even amass at least 6,000 total rushing yards during their NFL careers.

The players for the leagues All-Time Team were selected by a 26-person panel that included people like Bill Belichick, Tony Dungy, John Madden, Don Shula, Bill Polian, Ron Wolf, Dan Fouts, Ozzie Newsome, and Peter King.

Obviously, all of Petersons career achievements in the NFL were not good enough for the panel to think he is worthy of being a member of the leagues All-Time Team.

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Noelle Broughton chooses her own adventure as the Peterson fellow in the Indianapolis mayor’s office – IU Newsroom

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The Choose Your Own Adventure books were one of the most popular children's series during the 1980s and '90s. As a reader, you assumed the role of the protagonist and chose your own actions and outcomes.

What if you had the chance at a Choose Your Own Adventure internship, but there was no map or prewritten adventures for you to contemplate. Would you take it?

Noelle Broughton did, and she's enjoyed every twist and turn.

Broughton is the Peterson fellow in the Indianapolis mayor's office, an opportunity she learned about when applying for scholarships through IUPUI and the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

"It's a really unique program because it's very self-directed," said Broughton, who is enrolled in the Master of Public Affairs program in the O'Neill School, concentrating in policy analysis. "I have been able to determine my own path and experience based on my interests and the city's needs."

With interests in community and economic development and tax policy, she has found plenty of projects to work on. Broughton is currently evaluating the Lift Indy program to see how it has impacted the 16th Street and Monon Trail neighborhood.

"There are concerns about gentrification impacting the neighborhoods economically and demographically, and we want to ensure that the longtime residents in that neighborhood are thriving and benefiting from Lift Indy," she explained.

Through her interest in tax policy, Broughton found herself another project to work on: developer-backed bonds. A more efficient approach and process was needed to maintain consistency, and Broughton found a solution. She is working with the Department of Metropolitan Development to create a welcome packet and a standardized contract for developers to receive tax incentives.

"This benefits the city because when a developer receives tax incentives, they need to contribute a certain percentage to public art, and sometimes that gets forgotten or left out of the contract," Broughton said.

With Broughton's help, contributions to public art are standardized in every contract. The tax-incentive process is outlined from start to finish, gives timelines and deadlines, and sets the expectation for how long each step in the process might take.

Increasing and enhancing relationships with Indianapolis and developers? Broughton can check that one off the list.

While working on this project, a similar one popped up. Broughton is working on creating a pipeline for developers to use when they apply for low-income housing tax credits from the state. Though the credits are coming from the state, developers need a lot of information from the city in order to apply for them. Broughton is setting expectations up front and gathering resources so developers know who to contact for each piece of information they need.

"There's always this mad rush to get information to developers when they request it, and this new process will make it easier for developers and for the city," she said.

Prior to these projects, Broughton worked with constituent services to create proclamations and greetings for big, citywide events. The greeting for the 2019 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon was written by Broughton on behalf of Mayor Joe Hogsett.

The best part of her internship, she said, is seeing her classroom experience come to life.

"I'm currently taking a statistics class, and I've been able to directly apply the quantitative analysis to the research I'm doing with Lift Indy," she said. "I had no idea this internship would prepare me for exactly what I want to do."

After a short career in fundraising that she didn't fully connect with, Broughton chose a new adventure and enrolled in graduate school. This internship, paired with her classes, has solidified her interest in public service, specifically working in government. And it's opened up other possibilities, like law school, and has helped her build an important network. As a first-generation college student, she now sees ideas that once seemed out of reach becoming her reality.

Broughton has only been in her internship since August, and she looks forward to choosing what she'll work on next.

"There are a lot of areas I'd like to learn more about and get experience in," she said. "I'd like to explore public finance-type projects, and I hope to work on a project soon that analyzes charter school finances."

Whatever she chooses, she's excited for the adventure.

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Patrick Peterson is Projected to Be the #161 DB the Rest of the 2019 Season… Keep on the Waiver Wire – Scout

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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Patrick Peterson is not projected to be worth a roster spot based on total fantasy points the rest of the season. His 20 projected fantasy points puts him at #161 behind Mike Edwards and ahead of Roderic Teamer. He has averaged 4.38 fantasy points in his past 21 games, which is slightly more than our projected per game average. His projected per game average is 4 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#145) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. Patrick Peterson is expected to come up short of this season-to-date's #153 fantasy position rank.

Patrick Peterson is projected for 4 fantasy points in week 13 which only ranks him as the #137 projected defensive back and not a fantasy relevant player for the week. This week's rank is better than his rest of season rank. Patrick Peterson is not expected to be active in week 12.

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and next week. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.

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Former AG Woods to lead probe of suspended assessor Peterson – Arizona Capitol Times

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Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel has hired the attorney who botched an investigation into the Fiesta Bowl a decade ago to oversee a probe of County Assessor Paul Petersen.

Adels office announced that former Attorney General Grant Woodswill oversee the work of two private law firms hired to investigate whether Petersen neglected his duties.

Petersen stands accused in three states of running an illegal adoption scheme involving Marshallese women, and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors suspended him Oct. 28 for 120 days for neglecting his duties. He was in federal custody in Arkansas at the time, but he is free on bail.

Woods, in 2009, conducted a week-long investigation into a campaign-finance scandal involving Fiesta Bowl employees and found no credible evidence of wrongdoing. But when state and federal investigators got involved, several employees of the college-football organization ended up pleading guilty to various misdemeanors and felonies, including former Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker, who spent eight months in prison.

Grant Woods

Woods has said in a subsequent interview in 2017 with Tempe-based journalist Nancy Puffer that the Fiesta Bowl manipulated him.

At the end of the day I had lots of excuses, but I was hired to see if there was a problem, and I didnt see it, Woods said.

Petersens criminal defense attorney, Kurt Altman, questioned whether it is necessary to have Woods oversee the neglect-of-duties investigation because one of the firms tasked to investigate the county assessor, Stein Mitchell Carey Chapman, is a seasoned and respectedoutfit that specializes in criminal defense.

Woods will be providing regular updates to Adel.

Sounds like a good gig if you can get it, Altman said.

Additionally, Cosmich Simmons & Brown, a litigation firm, will look into all of Petersens documents found on his county computer in an internal audit. The audit found that only five percent of those documents pertained to official county business.

Kory Langhofer, Petersens attorney who is defending him in the suspension matter, said Woods has already judged Petersen.

Langhofer provided Arizona Capitol Times a tweet from Oct. 9 in which Woods congratulated Attorney General Mark Brnovich for indicting Petersen and liked a tweet stating Petersen should learn to enjoy prison.

Great Work General, Woods tweeted.

Langhofer said Woods social media activity reveals a bias against Petersen and makes him the least qualified investigator.

He said the verdict is already in on Petersens suspension.

The Board of Supervisors premade conclusionswhich theyve already announced and voted to approvewill be dressed up and reprinted on Grant Woodss letterhead, Langhofer said.

The Board of Supervisors voted last week to have a suspension appeal hearing on December 11.

Woods laughed at hearing Langhofers comments and denied having any bias against Petersen. He also denied that the Board of Supervisors have already predetermined the investigation outcome as Langhofer suggests.

The Board suspended him and they need to review the suspension and what steps to take going forward. They need to know more about the Assessors Office and the job hes done. Its completely separate [from the criminal charges], Woods said.

Jennifer Liewer, an Adel spokeswoman, said Woods overall reputation and experience is why Adel considered him and why she thinks he is qualified.

[Woods] is a well-respected member of the community, Jennifer Liewer, a county spokeswoman, said. He has conducted hundreds of investigations as attorney general and overseen many we believe the team we compiled will do a thorough job and will be able to provide Adel and the Board of Supervisors with a thorough investigation.

Both Adel and Woods also have a history with Sen. John McCain. Adel interned for McCain while in college and Woods was McCains Chief of Staff when he was a congressman.Liewer said that history was not considered when choosing the former AG to oversee the investigation.

Woods said he was approached last week to begin overseeing the investigation, but still has not seen a contract yet for how much he will be paid for the work, which is expected to take less than one month.

He said the short timeframe will be challenging, but that the majority of the work will be conducted by Lee Stein of Stein Mitchell Carey Chapman.

Woods was vague on whether there is enough time before the Dec. 11 hearing to conduct a thorough investigation.

It depends on your definition of thorough, he said. Were going to do what were going to do and give [the Board of Supervisors] what we have and thats up to them.

Prosecutors say Petersen paid the Marshallese women up to $10,000 to come to the United States, where they were crammed into houses to wait to give birth and provide their babies for adoption.

Petersen faces charges in Arizona, Utah and Arkansas that include human smuggling, sale of a child, fraud, forgery and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Petersen has now pleaded not guilty in courts in Arkansas, Arizona and Utah. And next month, he is scheduled for his next court dates in Arkansas on Dec. 5 and Arizona Dec. 19.

Editors note: This story has been revised to include direct quotes and paraphrased statements from Grant Woods.

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There does seem to be something special about science – Patheos

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I share a passage from Ian Hutchinson,Monopolizing Knowledge: A Scientist Refutes Religion-Denying, Reason-Destroying Scientism(Belmont, MA: Fias Publishing, 2011). Dr. Hutchinsonis a professor ofNuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a primary interest in plasma physics:

There does seem to be something special about science, which enables it to arrive at knowledge that is uniquely persuasive and reliable. That is of course a reason for the high prestige of science in our culture. But sciences persuasive and practical power is based on choosing as its topics of study precisely those aspects of the world that are able to be described and systematized into persuasive and practical scientific knowledge. Its insistence on reproducible experimental and observational confirmation, and its insistence on Clarity are the essential foundations of its astonishing successes. For all the justifiable critiques of sciences more immodest claims, for all the scholarly disproof of the fables that it has told about its history and certainty, and for all the well-earned condemnations of scientisms ambitions to encompass everything in its hegemony, science still does deserve high esteem. It produces real and valuable knowledge, about the topics it is competent to describe. It attracts into its enterprise those who value the truth that they find there, as well, perhaps, as those who seek the power and wealth that sciences technological capabilities can provide. But acknowledging all these sometimes admirable and often powerful characteristics of science in no way establishes that other fields are bereft of knowledge. Non-scientific topics are precisely those that do not lend themselves to providing the reproducible and unambiguous answers that characterize science. No wonder that their answers are more ambiguous, more debatable, more uncertain. Yet these topics are, of course, of profound importance in society and in everyday human life, and their pursuit deserves respect when it shows insight, rigor, creativity, and erudition. (141-142)

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Meanwhile, heres some actual science news:

19 more galaxies mysteriously missing dark matter have been found:The newly found outliers defy ideas of how these star systems evolve

How Julia Robinson helped define the limits of mathematical knowledge: Born 100 years ago, she was key in solving Hilberts 10th problem

What is Dark Energy?

Light leaking from a distant galaxy hints at a cosmic makeovers origins:Harsh ultraviolet radiation suggests how hydrogen got ionized in the universe long ago

This Is How Distant Galaxies Recede Away From Us At Faster-Than-Light Speeds

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Australian Michael Peterson forced to celebrate wifes birthday from behind bars in Bali – PerthNow

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An Australian man on a Bali holiday with his wife has been forced to celebrate her birthday from behind bars.

Michael Peterson has been held by officials over his prescription dexamphetamine, despite declaring the medicine he uses for Crohns disease and symptoms of myasthenia gravis at customs on arrival on Saturday.

Still behind bars, Mr Petersons wife Linda was forced to unwrap her ring and enjoy a slice of cake inside a police office.

He had brought the gift with him from Australia, but didnt get to hand it over in a romantic setting after being arrested moments after touching down.

He will remain locked up while authorities investigate the 87 pills he brought with him.

Mr Peterson declared his prescription tablets at customs however dexamphetamine sulfate is classified as a class one narcotic under Indonesian law - the most serious drug classification.

It can only be possessed with the appropriate doctors prescription and letters, which the Australian did not bring with him.

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Australian veteran Michael Petersen could be freed from a Bail prison on Tuesday

According to 7NEWS, the appropriate medical information has since been sent and his lawyers are confident he will be released without charge.

Mr Peterson, an Air Force technician of 24 years, has travelled the world but said it never occurred to him his pills could land him in trouble.

(I) just didn't give it a thought and cos I've travelled with Defence as well taking that drug, I just didn't think anything of it, he said.

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Jordan Peterson: Why the Western emphasis on individuals is the ultimate in intersectionality – National Post

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The federal Liberal government has always been a big fan of diversity.

Recently, for example, if you are a Canadian faculty member, there is a good chance that you received an email or letter from Statistics Canada. TheSurvey of Postsecondary Faculty and Researcherswas designed to assess diversity among the groups targeted because of the desire of the Liberals to increase diversity among those receiving funding. It has long been the case that research funding was dependent, as much as possible, on two factors, both intensely meritocratic: the research record of the applicant and the quality of the proposed research.

That appears about to change, and not for the better.

But the concept of diversity is a very slippery term. What it truly means is lets aim for fewer white men in positions of authority, which would be a fine idea if race and sex were reasonable criteria by which to judge applicants, and if it wasnt motivated by a broad set of progressive beliefs, which include the idea that we live in an oppressive patriarchy and that men who work now should be required to step back so that a litany of hypothetical, definable and prejudicial historical wrongs might be righted (this even though those who do the righting werent those who committed the prejudicial crimes, so to speak, and those who benefit not those who were the victims). There was evena recent articleinNature, a magazine that was once, withScience, one of the two unquestionably most influential scientific journals, suggesting male scientists should voluntarily delay their career advancement so that their underprivileged colleagues (underprivileged despite their status as university professors) could catch up and justice be properly served.

There appears to be no limits, practically or philosophically, to the number of group memberships that have to be taken into account

Diversity is a word that, on the face of it, masquerades as something positive because it is positive, in some of its manifestations. Its obviously not helpful to set up an organization where everyone thinks alike, or solely in the approved manner. It is necessary, for example, for healthy organizations to ally the conservative tendency to preserve with the more liberal tendency to transform. But that begs the question: where is diversity to be found? Among the ideologues pushing the progressive doctrine that its part of, most frequently including inclusivity, equity and intersectionality it is to be found in a set of immutable characteristics that typify different groups, including race, sex, gender (because that is distinguished by those same ideologues from sex) and sexual proclivity, above all.

There are real problems with this agenda, however. The first is that its dangerous, in exactly the manner it is hypothetically designed to fight. The argument made by those who are truly prejudiced has always been that the differences between groups are so large that discrimination, isolation, segregation and even open conflict, including war and genocide, are necessary, for the safety of whatever group they are part of and are hypothetically protecting. Why is it any less risky for the argument to be made in the reverse manner? The claim that group-based differences are so important that they must take substantive priority during hiring and promotion merely risks validating the opposite claim.

Theres a second problem, too and its particularly interesting, because it has been made by the same ideologically-oriented groups on the left that are pushing the diversity agenda: considering race, say, and gender when making diversity decisions is not sufficient. Diversity that focuses on females is insufficient, because black, Asian or Hispanic women, for example, face more egregious prejudice that white women.

This brings us to the last word of the progressive setintersectionality. For the ideologues of intersectionality, true diversity cannot be limited to the features we have already considered race and the like because many people are alienated or, in the jargon, marginalized, from the broader culture by more than one oppressed minority feature. In consequence, the intersection between the groups must be considered for any real justice to make its appearance as a consequence of policy.

But there appears to be no limits, practically or philosophically, to the number of group memberships that have to be taken into account for true diversity to establish itself. It doesnt take much thought just a little arithmetic to determine the nature of the problem: There are just too many potential intersectional categories. Lets break it down using American statistics much more comprehensive and easier to come by than their Canadian equivalents.

Theres race and sex, for starters and, following that, gender. But how many races, sexes and genders is it required to consider? Assume (and this is what the modern science suggests) that there are five major human subpopulations: African, European/Middle Eastern, East Asian, inhabitants of Oceania, and denizens of the New World. Lets assume two sexes and three genders although many of those concerned with diversity would insist that there are a much larger number of the latter.

So thats 5 X 2 X 3 =30.

Then we might as well add to that disabilities. I dont know how to calculate the appropriate number here, although according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, 20% of undergraduates reported a disability in 2015-2016. These included one or more of the following nine conditions: blindness or visual impairment; hearing impairment; orthopedic or mobility impairment; speech or language impairment; learning, mental, emotional, or psychiatric condition, or other health impairment or problem. So, if we assume that two divisions (presence/absence) are necessary to cover each disability (counting each listed in the last phrase separately), we now require nine additional multiples of 2 (two for blindness, two for hearing impairment, etc.) for our equation:

So thats 30 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 = 15,360.

I cant see why class/economic origin shouldnt be taken into account as well. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates, 12% of Americans live below the poverty line. So, we need at least an additional two categories to even minimally account for economic disparity. And that brings us to 30,720 categories of diverse individuals (15,360 X 2).

If we are truly serious about diversity, and are willing to attribute it to group identity, and are going to apply its dictates to hiring, placement and promotion for every position, then we already have a minimum of 30,000 different categories to consider and there are many other categories of exclusion that are arguably of equal import. Theres height, strength and attractiveness, which all arguably provide an unequal starting place in the race for success. Theres intelligence, native language and education. Theres age, marital status and of critical importance presence or absence of dependent children. Thats nine more categories.

Assuming we once again use two divisions for each additional category (short/tall, strong/weak, etc.), the total of diverse individuals now reaches more than 15 million. Wed only need to add one more binary category obese/non-obese? to dramatically exceed the entire 18 million person Canadian workforce. And why not? Whos to say, given that elimination of discrimination is hypothetically the goal, that one is more important than another? I say this in all seriousness: Isnt that just another form of discrimination?

As far as I am concerned, unless you accept it as a dogmatic given (and this would be if you were an advocate of the equity doctrine, which means all outcomes for all groups in all professions must be identical, and which therefore runs into the same arithmetical problem that diversity encounters) university hiring and granting practices are remarkably meritocratic. In the university departments I have worked within (McGill, Harvard and the University of Toronto) it was obvious to everyone that within the limits of human error, people were promoted when they deserved it and obtained research grant money for the same reasons. In both cases, the more productive people had a pronounced edge, which is exactly how it should be if scientific research is important enough to garner investment, be it from private or public funding sources. The three granting agencies are as meritocratic as our somewhat (and inevitably) flawed measures of research productivity can make them, and the universities themselves bend over backwards and tie themselves in knots (both clichs are necessary) to right past wrongs even to the point where well-respected social scientists Wendy Williams and Stephen Ceci demonstrated a 2:1 hiring advantage for female candidatesfor open science, technology, engineering and mathematical positions.

The concept of diversity is a very slippery term

The proper way to determine who gets what slice of which pie in a given organization is the manner in which employers are legally bound to hire: first, they must conduct an analysis of the job to determine and list its requirements; then, with certain exceptions they are required to hire, place or promote the person who is most qualified to undertake that job, regardless of attributes that are not relevant to the task. These include the differences in race, sex, gender, and their combinationsthat are pushed so assiduously, self-righteously and thoughtlessly by the progressives who think they can replace comparatively well-functioning meritocracies, aimed at the solution of serious problems, by the most qualified people, with candidates chosen on the basis of attributes that would clearly be viewed as prejudicial if they were used as grounds for rejection, failure to promote, and firing.

The fact of the endless multiplication of categories of victimization, lets say (or at least difference) was actually solved long ago by the Western emphasis on the individual. We essentially assumed that each person was characterized by so many differences than every other person (the ultimate in intersectionality) that it was better to concentrate solely on meritocratic selection, where the only difference that was to be considered was the suitability of the person for the specific and well-designed tasks that constituted a given job. That works not perfectly, but less imperfectly than anything else that has been contemplated or worse, implemented.

We toy with it at our peril.

Jordan Petersonis a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of the multi-million copy bestseller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. His blog and podcasts can be found atjordanbpeterson.com.

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Nextmind, a Paris based neuro technology startup developing the next generation of brain computer interfaces, today unveiled the worlds first brain-sensing wearable that delivers real-time device control using just a persons thoughts at Slush 2019. This groundbreaking technology is a first-of-its-kind, noninvasive, brain-computer interface that translates brain signals instantly from the users visual cortex into digital commands for any device in real time.

Founded in 2017 byGwendal Kerdavid and Sid Kouider,NextMinds groundbreaking technology, based on proven scientific research conducted over the past 20 years, translates brain signals from the visual cortex into digital commands in real time, enabling easier interaction and control of computers, AR/VR headsets or any device.

This technology breakthrough represents the next frontier of human-computer interaction and we are truly humbled to be here today introducing NextMind to the world, said Kouider. For those who have said it would never be possible with noninvasive technology to communicate intent and implement actions directly from our brain to the world around us, its time to believe because this is real, and the possibilities are truly endless.

The small, light-weight, round device fits into the back of a cap or headband, and rests gently on the users head. It captures data from the electrical signals created by the users neuron activity in the visual cortex, and using machine learning algorithms, transforms that output into communication that enables easier interaction and control with a computer, AR/VR headset or any device within the Internet of Things.

According to Kouider, a limited number of NextMind Development Kits will ship during the first half of 2020. A Dev Kit pre-order announcement is anticipated in January. Developers interested in receiving special advance notice about placing orders can sign up at http://www.next-mind.com/waitlist.

NextMind will allow the public to try its remarkable new brain-sensing wearable at CES 2020 in booth #21839 in LVCC, South Hall 1 from Jan. 7-10. Press will have early access to personal demonstrations at CES Unveiled Las Vegas on Jan. 5.

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Neurotechnology Market Poised to Expand at a Robust Pace Over 2017 2025 – Crypto Journal

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HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sid Kouider, founder and CEO of NextMind, a fast-growing neurotechnology startup, today unveiled the world's first brain-sensing wearable that delivers real-time device control using just a person's thoughts at Slush 2019. This groundbreaking technology is a first-of-its-kind, noninvasive, brain-computer interface that translates brain signals instantly from the user's visual cortex into digital commands for any device in real time.

"This technology breakthrough represents the next frontier of human-computer interaction and we are truly humbled to be here today introducing NextMind to the world," said Kouider. "For those who have said it would never be possible with noninvasive technology to communicate intent and implement actions directly from our brain to the world around us, it's time to believe - because this is real, and the possibilities are truly endless."

The small, light-weight, round device fits into the back of a cap or headband, and rests gently on the user's head. It captures data from the electrical signals created by the user's neuron activity in the visual cortex, and using machine learning algorithms, transforms that output into communication that enables easier interaction and control with a computer, AR/VR headset or any device within the Internet of Things.

According to Kouider, a limited number of NextMind Development Kits will ship during the first half of 2020. A Dev Kit pre-order announcement is anticipated in January. Developers interested in receiving special advance notice about placing orders can sign up at http://www.next-mind.com/waitlist.

NextMind will allow the public to try its remarkable new brain-sensing wearable at CES 2020 in booth #21839 in LVCC, South Hall 1 from Jan. 7-10. Press will have early access to personal demonstrations at CES Unveiled Las Vegas on Jan. 5.

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Holiday Stress Is Real! More Than One-Third Of Those In U.S. Would Skip The Holiday Season This Year! – P&T Community

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As the holiday season kicks-off this week, new research shows that if given the opportunity, more than one-third (39.9%) of Americanswouldskip the holiday season this year due to the stress associated with it. Additionally, more than one-third of 18-34 year-olds are getting stressed about the holidays earlier than in previous years - according to a new survey announced by Total Brain, a mental health and fitness app.

These statistics are based on new findings from the 2019 Total Brain survey of 1,000 Americans 18-55+ years old. Other results from the survey include:

"Our research shows that Americans are under considerable stress as we embark on the upcoming holiday season. With that, it's critical that people take time to support their overall mental well-being," said Louis Gagnon, CEO of Total Brain. "The mental fitness exercises offered on Total Brain's platform give people a way to reduce their worry and anxiety so they can de-stress and truly enjoy the holidays."

Total Brain offers an easy-to-use app to help people measure and optimize brain capacities, improve productivity and screen for risk of possible mental conditions. It has been used more than 16 million times and helps reduce stress through personalized brain trainings, featuring exercises and content to help users consolidate their mental strengths and master their weaknesses.

Survey Methodology: Based on a 2019 study conducted by Total Brain and The PARAGRAPH Project among a representative general population sample of 1,000 people age 18+.

About Total Brain: Total Brain Limited (ASX: TTB) is aSan Francisco, U.S. and Sydney, AUS based company that has developed and sells Total Brain, a mental health and fitness platform powered by neurotechnology, with over 700,000 registered users. Its SaaS platform helps people scientifically measure and optimize their brain capacities while managing the risk of common mental conditions. Benefits for employers and payers acrossthe United States include productivity improvement and healthcare cost reduction. Follow us onTwitter,LinkedInandFacebook.

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DARPA aims to develop next-generation of mind-controlled tech for US soldiers – Stock Daily Dish

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DARPA aims to develop next-generation of mind-controlled tech for US soldiers The Pentagon has been recruiting teams to develop neural interfaces which will allow humans to control machines with their minds, in a combination of telekinesis and artificial intelligence.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has requested proposals for next-generation neurotechnology to help bolster its pre-existing neural interface research.

Existing neural interfaces have been used to allow humans to control prosthetic limbs, reproduce thoughts as text and even fly drones with their minds. By combining these types of technologies, DARPA is hoping to augment and improve their capabilities, making the systems more efficient and effective.

One particular issue the agency is hoping to overcome centers around the brains constant loss and regeneration of neurons; neural interface technology must hone in on specific sections of the brain to function and, due to this cycle of loss and regrowth, current systems require near-constant recalibration.

DARPA is hoping that AI might be able to anticipate these neuronal changes and recalibrate systems automatically, allowing for continuous use.

The other main issue that DARPA is looking to solve is to reduce the noise of sensory information sent to the brain from nerves throughout the human pilots body.

Teams working on this project will be required to build an AI-powered interface capable of stimulating nerves within the body to send artificial signals, such as burning or a sense of touch without physical with a stimulus, to maximise information content along the bodys major nerves.

Teams hoping to win a DARPA contract, worth up to $1 million, have until March 5 to apply and will have 18 months to produce a prototype according to a post by the .

All told, DARPA is planning to invest $2 billion over the next five years to advance so-called third wave AI projects.

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Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The name cloud computing was inspired by the cloud symbol that's often used to represent the Internet in flowcharts and diagrams.

A cloud service has three distinct characteristics that differentiate it from traditional web hosting. It is sold on demand, typically by the minute or the hour; it is elastic -- a user can have as much or as little of a service as they want at any given time; and the service is fully managed by the provider (the consumer needs nothing but a personal computer and Internet access). Significant innovations in virtualization and distributed computing, as well as improved access to high-speed Internet, have accelerated interest in cloud computing.

A cloud can be private or public. A public cloud sells services to anyone on the Internet. (Currently, Amazon Web Services is the largest public cloud provider.) A private cloud is a proprietary network or a data center that supplies hosted services to a limited number of people. Private or public, the goal of cloud computing is to provide easy, scalable access to computing resources and IT services.

Private cloud services are delivered from a business's data center to internal users. This model offers the versatility and convenience of the cloud, while preserving the management, control and security common to local data centers. Internal users may or may not be billed for services throughIT chargeback. Common private cloud technologies and vendors include VMware and OpenStack.

In the public cloud model, a third-party cloud service provider delivers the cloud service over the internet. Public cloud services are sold on demand, typically by the minute or hour, though long-term commitments are available for many services. Customers only pay for theCPUcycles,storageorbandwidththey consume. Leading public cloud service providers include Amazon Web Services (AWS), MicrosoftAzure,IBMandGoogle Cloud Platform.

A hybrid cloud is a combination of public cloud services and an on-premises private cloud, with orchestration and automation between the two. Companies can run mission-critical workloads or sensitive applications on the private cloud and use the public cloud to handle workload bursts or spikes in demand.The goal of a hybrid cloud is to create a unified, automated, scalable environment that takes advantage of all that a public cloud infrastructure can provide, while still maintaining control over mission-critical data.

In addition, organizations are increasingly embracing a multicloud model, or the use of multiple infrastructure-as-a-service providers. This enables applications to migrate between different cloud providers or to even operate concurrently across two or more cloud providers. Organizations adopt multicloud for various reasons. For example, they could do so to minimize the risk of a cloud service outage or to take advantage of more competitive pricing from a particular provider. Multicloud implementation and application development can be a challenge because of the differences between cloud providers' services and application program interfaces (APIs). Multicloud deployments should become easier, however, as providers' services and APIs converge and become more homogeneous through industry initiatives such as the Open Cloud Computing Interface.

Cloud computing boasts several attractive benefits for businesses and end users. Five of the main benefits of cloud computing are:

Although cloud computing has changed over time, it has been divided into three broad service categories: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS).

IaaS providers, such as AWS, supply avirtual serverinstance and storage, as well as APIs that enable users to migrateworkloadsto aVM. Users have an allocated storage capacity and can start, stop, access and configure the VM and storage as desired. IaaS providers offer small, medium, large, extra-large and memory- or compute-optimized instances, in addition to customized instances, for various workload needs.

In the PaaS model, cloud providers host development tools on their infrastructures. Users access these tools over the internet using APIs, webportalsor gateway software. PaaS is used for general software development, and many PaaS providers host the software after it's developed. Common PaaS providers include Salesforce'sForce.com,AWS Elastic BeanstalkandGoogle App Engine.

SaaS is a distribution model that delivers software applications over the internet; these applications are often calledweb services. Users can access SaaS applications and services from any location using a computer or mobile device that has internet access. One common example of a SaaS application is MicrosoftOffice 365for productivity and email services.

Cloud providers are competitive, and they constantly expand their services to differentiate themselves. This has led public IaaS providers to offer far more than common compute and storage instances.

For example, serverless, or event-driven computing is a cloud service that executes specific functions, such as image processing and database updates. Traditional cloud deployments require users to establish a compute instance and load code into that instance. Then, the user decides how long to run -- and pay for -- that instance.

With serverless computing, developers simply create code, and the cloud provider loads and executes that code in response to real-world events, so users don't have to worry about the server or instance aspect of the cloud deployment. Users only pay for the number of transactions that the function executes. AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions and Azure Functions are examples of serverless computing services.

Public cloud computing also lends itself well to big data processing, which demands enormous compute resources for relatively short durations. Cloud providers have responded with big data services, including Google BigQuery for large-scale data warehousing and Microsoft Azure Data Lake Analytics for processing huge data sets.

Another crop of emerging cloud technologies and services relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These technologies build machine understanding, enable systems to mimic human understanding and respond to changes in data to benefit the business. Amazon Machine Learning, Amazon Lex, Amazon Polly, Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine and Google Cloud Speech API are examples of these services.

Security remains a primary concern for businesses contemplating cloud adoption -- especially public cloud adoption. Public cloud service providers share their underlying hardware infrastructure between numerous customers, as public cloud is amulti-tenant environment. This environment demands copious isolation between logical compute resources. At the same time, access to public cloud storage and compute resources is guarded by account login credentials.

Many organizations bound by complexregulatoryobligations andgovernancestandards are still hesitant to place data or workloads in the public cloud for fear of outages, loss or theft. However, this resistance is fading, as logical isolation has proven reliable, and the addition of dataencryptionand various identity and access management tools has improved security within the public cloud.

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The most difficult completion through the first 11 weeks of the NFL season was a Russell Wilson-to-Tyler Lockett touchdown in the final minute of the first half against the Rams. The Seahawks quarterback scrambled on the play action pass and then lofted the ball to a well-covered Lockett, who hauled it in and made a Pacific Northwest Ballet-worthy toe-tap at the back corner of the end zone.

The probability of that catch was 6.3%, according to the NFLs Next Gen Stats program, which makes use of Amazons cloud computing technology and sensor data to capture factors such as how close defenders were to the quarterback and receiver, and their positioning on the field.

Now, the Seahawks themselves are going all-in on Amazons cloud capabilities to gather and analyze a wide range of data, automate video analysis and manage media assets for starters.

The five-year contract shifts a large and important chunk of the hometown teams IT systems from Microsoft Azure to cloud computing rival and market leader Amazon Web Services.

It is a marquee customer win in a high-visibility sector that is increasingly reliant on data analysis though not as significant as the $10 billion Department of Defense cloud computing contract that last month unexpectedly went to Microsoft rather than Amazon.

(And no, this is not an indication of Jeff Bezos alleged interest in buying the Seahawks, as The Washington Post reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the NFLs thinking earlier this month. The Seahawks owned by the trust left by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and headed by his sister, Jody Allen, who chairs the team are not for sale, sources told The Post and The Seattle Times.)

Seahawks vice president of technology Chip Suttles said the team is just now ramping up its use of AWS, so it hasnt played a meaningful role in football strategy yet this season. But he envisions coaches and scouts using machine learning, computer vision and related technologies to answer questions that arent captured by traditional statistics, which are quickly being augmented by new ways of parsing sports information, such as the Improbable Completions rankings topped by the Wilson-Lockett touchdown.

The NFLs Next Gen Stats program is only 4 years old and the data underlying it player location, speed and acceleration, gathered by sensors placed around the stadiums and in player shoulder pads was made available to individual teams beginning last season, said Ariel Kelman, AWS marketing vice president.

Teams add other datasets, as well as mounds of video from games and practices, to produce as comprehensive a look as possible at their football and business operations just like more and more businesses, nonprofits and other organizations today.

NFL teams are now just starting on a process of figuring out what they want to do with the data, and how they apply technology to it, Kelman said. He said the trend began with baseball, as documented in the 2003 book Moneyball, and has since spread throughout the sports world.

AWS has made marketing hay with the NFL partnership, highlighting stats such as Catch Probability in commercials featuring Wilson and other NFL stars.

Suttles said teams are willing to collaborate on the business aspects of their IT strategy. But when it comes to what the player performance and sports science teams are doing within the individual clubs, its really kept to the vest. Everybodys looking for a competitive edge.

Suttles, who is responsible for all IT functions for the Seahawks organization, including stadium technology, said there are no current plans to use Amazons facial recognition technology at Century Link Field.

But the great thing about this relationship is that AWS is so broad and has so much capability, he said, adding that the team is eager to start investigating opportunities.

Theres not much branding associated with the new Amazon cloud deal beyond an AWS sign in the stadium, Suttles said.

An earlier agreement between the Seahawks and Microsoft put the Bing search engine logo on team practice jerseys. And Microsoft continues to have a deal with the NFL for its Surface tablets, which are used on the sidelines to review plays during games, and for other hardware with the Seahawks, Suttles said.

Suttles declined to disclose the value of the AWS deal, or the Seahawks IT budget, but said he expected it to be a cost savings.

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Now that the outlook for cloud data center growth and gaming is improving, many analysts recently have had a change of heart regarding the future prospects of growth for Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA).

The primary basis for analysts' renewed expectations is the recent improvement in capital expenditures by cloud computing companies after a year of slack spending on graphics processing unit chips and other microprocessors. In addition to favorable projections for data center and PC applications growth for Nvidia's powerful GPU chips, some analysts anticipate an improving game market environment, which for years had been the predominant engine of consistent revenue growth for the company.

Nvidia received a shot in the arm from sales of Nintendo's (TSE:7974) new Switch Lite gaming console, which uses the company's robust GPU chips. Nintendo sold 1.95 million of the devices in the third quarter, leading to a 26% revenue boost in Nvidia's gaming unit over sales in its second quarter.

Nvidia has a technical edge over its rivals, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). It is the current GPU leader in data center applications as well as for gaming end uses and threatens Intel on artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Vivek Arya, an analyst at Bank of American Merrill Lynch, believes the company will greatly benefit from this technical edge in the burgeoning artificial intelligence frontier, most notably the ability of machine learning techniques to accurately listen, comprehend and, most importantly, to speak language contextually. Arya's estimate for the company's growth rests, in large part, on consistent increases in its data warehouse sales (including AI end use).

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.78, down from $1.84 a year ago, yet well above the $1.58 analysts surveyed by FactSet had anticipated. Net income declined 27% to $899 million. Sales dropped to $3.01 billion from $3.18 billion.

Although the company is viewed favorably by many analysts, it should be noted that although the cloud computing sector has grown rapidly, chip demand is tied to continued robust capital spending by companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and IBM (NYSE:IBM), who are looking to join the cloud and hybrid computing crowd.

Accurately predicting data center sales is a difficult task. Since sales in data computing centers is a key component for some analysts' sanguine expectations, the risk, however remote, is that if spending should slow in this sector, if only momentarily, Nvidia may disappoint in the near term.

It won't be smooth sailing in the short run, however, as the company acknowledges that the decline in revenue isn't over. Indeed, Nvidia's revenue forecast in the current quarter of around $2.95 billion came in short of analysts' expectations.

Gaming revenue, which made up more than half of overall sales for the third quarter, increased strongly, though it was still lower than for the same period last year. Additionally, though it has been the market leader in GPU design, Nvidia can expect increasing competition, particularly from longtime rival AMD, which recently achieved a significant milestone. Last year, the company introduced its 7 nanometer-based Rome server chips in 2H; smaller nanometer chips are more powerful.

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KIRKLAND, Wash. The Seattle area offers a rich smorgasbord of geeky tech-as-a-service offerings ranging from software as a service, to gaming as a service, to pizza as a service.

Now you can add farming as a service to the list.

Thats what Infarm is going for, with hydroponic plant-growth cabinets that shrink the acreage needed to grow fresh greens to fit in a grocery-store aisle. The startup, based in Berlin, Germany, has just opened up its first North American farms inside a pair of QFC supermarkets east of Seattle, at Bellevue Village and here at Kirklands Urban Plaza.

Its a merger of agriculture and technology, Emmanuel Evita, Infarms global communications director, told me during todays first harvest in Kirkland.

The process began a few weeks earlier at a distribution center in Seattles Georgetown neighborhood, where the seedlings for herbs, kale and lettuce got their start. After about a week, Infarms urban farmers transferred the plants to on-site grocery cases, where theyve been spending the past few weeks reaching maturity in a closed, temperature-controlled environment..

LED lights shine with a magenta glow thats optimized for growth, while a hydroponic system feeds and waters the greenery. The plants sit in circular trays that are designed to give the roots more room as they grow. Infarm says its process uses 95% less water and 75% less fertilizer than soil-based agriculture.

Infarms cloud-connected sensors keep track of more than 200,000 plants that cycle through the system every month.

The idea is to have a global network thats also hyperlocal, Evita said. Its grown in stores, hyperlocal. But its global: Each of these farms is connected to the cloud, if you will, where we collect data from all of our farms around the world. At any farm, at any time, we know the pH, the temperature, the nutrient levels. We know everything about whats happening to the plants, and we can adjust accordingly.

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Infarm was founded in Germany back in 2013 by a trio of entrepreneurs, and has since spread out to supermarkets across Europe. Among its partners are retail heavyweights including Amazon Fresh in Germany, Marks & Spencer in Britain, and Metro in France. In June, Infarm announced a $100 million funding round led by London VC Atomico.

The company is one of several ventures aiming to capitalize on vertical farming, with varying degrees of success. One such startup, Plenty, has attracted funding from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and other high-profile techies but announced earlier this month that it was putting its plans to build a 100,000-square-foot indoor farm in the Seattle area on hold.

About a year ago, QFC executive Suzy Monford came across Infarm during a visit to Europe. She sold her colleagues at Kroger, the grocery chains parent company, on the idea of forming the first U.S. partnership. Infarms cabinets are due to start popping up at about a dozen more QFC stores after the holidays and could put down roots with Krogers other divisions as well.

The value proposition focuses on getting fresh produce including salad staples such as lettuce and kale as well as basil, cilantro, dill, mint and parsley to customers who rarely get out of the city or down to the farmers market.

We are hoping to shorten the distance between where food is produced and where its consumed, Evita said. In 2050, therell be 7 billion people living in cities, and we want to do what we can to help feed these people in a sustainable way. What you see here is the beginning.

He offered me a snippet of the just-harvested cilantro with gloved hands. After rolling the leaf to release its aroma, I chewed the sample and was reminded of the fresh leaves of clover and lambs quarters that I munched on when I was a farmboy in Iowa. It was enough to make me believe Infarms claim that conventionally grown greens lose 45% of their nutrients by the time they arrive at the supermarket.

But dont just take my word for it: Christiane Leibrandt, a German-born transplant to Kirkland, was the first shopper to sample the basil and give a review. Really delicious, she said. I love basil and use it a lot. The flavor is really rich.

Freshness comes at a premium: Infarms lettuce sells for $2.99, compared with the $1.99 price for a head of organic leaf lettuce on the next aisle over. But that $2.99 compares more favorably with the price charged for other brands of living, hydroponically grown butter lettuce.

The acid test came when I brought a head of Infarms caravel lettuce home and pulled off a leaf for our canaries. The birds love the lettuce we grow in the back garden, but theyre not so crazy about store-bought stuff.

For what its worth, the leaf was pecked down to the stem in a half-hour.

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